Why are tea plantation workers dying of hunger?
Lack of oversight by state governments, along with low wages and tough working conditions, is causing starvation deaths, says a fact finding team
‘Starvation deaths’ resurface in Jharkhand
At least 30 people purportedly died of starvation in Jharkhand since September 2017, according to a report
Thousands may face starvation from February to May in ‘hunger hotspots‘: UN agencies
Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan and Yemen are on the highest alert
COVID-19, climate crisis: 7.8 million across east Africa pushed to starvation
Floods and locust outbreak in east African region lead to increased food shortages, where 34 million people are acutely food insecure
Widow denied ration starves to death in Jharkhand's Garhwa
The victim's family was denied their monthly entitlement of 25 kg of grains under the National Food Security Act for three months
Fourth starvation death in a family in Jharkhand
Supreme Court had directed state to ensure proper care to the surviving family members 11 years ago
50 million a step away from starvation: Civil society seeks urgent funds
Non-governmental organisations wrote a letter to global leaders urging support
As told to Parliament (March 29, 2023): No report of starvation deaths from states, UTs, claims minister
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (March 25, 2022): Central hub to provide quality seeds to farmers
More than 19 mln people can face food insecurity in west, central Africa: Report
People more likely to die of starvation caused by the economic fallout of COVID-19 pandemic than the disease itself, says the report
COVID-19, war and hunger: Yemen’s humanitarian crisis is becoming worse
Over 10 million are on the brink of famine; as many as 400,000 children are at the risk of dying, according to UN
Starvation, disease: Tribes of Lower Omo bear the brunt of development projects
Oakland Institute report looks into condition of Ethiopian Indigenous communities displaced for dams, sugarcane plantations
Residents of closed tea estate decide to boycott elections
Bundapani is one of the seven closed plantations in northern West Bengal where starvation deaths have been reported in recent past